Morning journal and courier., 1887-08-01
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 ana Telephone Wires suffer.
 A heavy thunder and lightning storm visit ed New Haven at about four o'clock yester- day afternoon. It came with vengeance An ugly looking opaque cloud climbed up the northwestern sky early in the afternoon. The storm was quite awhile in approaching the city. The air was of murky blackness before the storm broke and after many heavy rumblings of thunder there was blinding flash of lightning. Claps of thunder and flashes of lightning followed each other in quick succession and then the rain fell in sheets. Considerable damage was done about the State by the storm of electricity.
 The lightning descended through the scut- tie in the roof of the Hoadley building and passed down along the walls to the cellar and out on lightning rod, and from there into the ground. Little damage was done besides tearing off the clustering. A large elm tree on the corner of Oak street and Winthrop avenue was struck and all the bark was completely stripped from the tree. The same bolt also struck the chain by which Officer Pabors $200 deg was chained and the dog was badly stunned, but he will recover and tackle his food again as usual. The lightning played havoc with the telephone and telegraph wires in front of Durant's hotel on State street and on Grown street near the corner of Church street. The house of MT. Edward Newton. an em- ploye of the Candee Rubber company, at 102 Blatchley avenue, next house from Grand avenue, was struck. The ball of fire tore off several clapboards on the side of the house a,oI 0kE or fifteen dollars. The members of MT. Newton's family were badly scared. A large tree in front of the residence of MT. w. E. Morgan on Grand avenue, near Lloyd street, was struck and badly shat tered, It was also stripped. of it's bark. People sitting in their houses on the old Savin Rock road at West Haven saw large ball of electricity fall in the woods near by. It made brilliant spectacle.
 The Kelsey Buckle and Cartridge company shop at West Haven was struck. Little damage was done.
 An elm tree was struck on Whalley ave- nue, near Hamilton Park, and was badly shattered.
 The lightning struck in the middle of New hall street, bursting the water main. A large tree near the corner of State and Humphrey streets was also struck.
 The Storm out of Town.
 MERIDEN, July 31.-There were several trees struck by the lightning about town. There was very heavy wind and rain storm. There was much havoc played with the tele- graph and telephone wires about town.
 BRIDGEPORT, July 31.-The storm did but little damage in this city. The lightning struck one house on the outskirts, doing about $25 damage and causing panic among the inmates Several trees were shattered. The rain came down in torrents, causing a temporary relief from the torrid atmosphere.
 BIRMINGHAM, July 31.-A heavy wind rain ana thunder storm broke over the town late this afternoon. The lightning struck several houses about town, doing but little damage, however. The scene was brilliant one while the storm was in progress.
 HARTFORD, July 31.-A severe thunder and hail storm this afternoon with high wind did great damage to corn, tobacco and other crops in South Glastonbury and neigh boring towns. Large trees were blown down and the river road was badly washed, render ing it impossible.
 Was Overloaded.
 MT. Burton F. Cannon, the Grown street iveryman, lost a horse yesterday valued at $200. The horse was overdriven Saturday